Wessmaps Housing Trust

Analysis

Wessmaps Housing Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in March 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wessmaps Housing Trust reported income of £940k and spending of £764k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £371k to £940k (+154%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Wessmaps Housing Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Able Child Africa (£939k), Vision25 (£942k) and Age UK Tunbridge Wells (£937k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £669k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.